Where Hope Never Dies: Roman Underground Cemetery Welcomes Jubilee Pilgrims
The underground cemeteries, nearly 2,000 years old, hold some of the earliest evidence of Christian faith, belief in the dignity of the human body, and hope in eternal life.
Results from Tag: 'catacombs'
Synod Delegates Make a Pilgrimage to Rome’s Catacombs
Hundreds of delegates took a break from their discussions of synodality to visit the catacombs of St. Sebastian and St. Callistus located on Rome’s ancient Appian Way on Oct. 12.
Pope Francis Celebrates All Souls’ Day Mass in Rome Catacombs
‘The souls of the just are in the hands of God,’ he said Nov. 2.
St. Cecilia and the History of the Roman Catacombs
We can pinpoint the day when interest in the catacombs was reawakened — May 31, 1578.
Behold the Newly Discovered Painting in Rome's Catacomb of St. Callixtus
The painting depicts the mythological figure Orpheus with a lyre, surrounded by birds, sea monsters and flowers, representing the whole of creation..
